Major League Soccer side CF Montréal fired head coach Marco Donadel after a 0.97 points per game rate and seven games into the 2025 season, according to multiple reports. The club has never announced a record signing and its payroll of $12 million was the league's lowest in 2025, sources said. The specific performance metrics that led to Donadel's dismissal have not been disclosed.
In the NRL, the St George Illawarra Dragons terminated coach Shane Flanagan's contract after an 11-game losing streak and an 0-7 start to 2026, according to multiple reports. Interim coach Dean Young sacked assistant Michael Ennis as part of a coaching restructure, sources said. The current status of the Dragons' search for a permanent head coach remains unclear.
It's like shitting your pants and changing your shirt.
In French Ligue 2, Amiens SC fired head coach Omar Daf, with the club in 16th place, according to multiple reports. FC Nantes fired Ahmed Kantari and is expected to appoint Vahid Halilhodzic as his replacement, sources said. It is not yet known when or if Halilhodzic will officially take over.
Paris FC dismissed Stéphane Gilli on 22 February 2026, according to research from two sources. The players were informed of Gilli's departure after a 1-1 draw against Toulouse, according to multiple reports. Gilli had felt like a lame duck since the Arnault family took over the club midway through last season, sources said. He had earned promotion to Ligue 1 at the first time of asking by finishing second in Ligue 2. However, Paris FC are in 15th place after winning only one of their last 11 games, according to multiple reports. The club signed Ciro Immobile, who is 36 and had not scored after four appearances, sources said. Antoine Kombouaré replaced Gilli as manager, according to multiple reports. Kombouaré had previously been dismissed by PSG in 2011 despite being top of the league, sources said. The long-term plan for Paris FC under Kombouaré given their recent struggles is not yet clear. Gilli worked as an assistant manager to Mehmed Baždarević for 17 years, according to research. He managed Bosnia and Herzegovina for one game in March 2017, and was terminated after knocking out a tooth of a Greek player during a brawl after a 0-0 draw in June 2017, research shows. The exact date of Gilli's dismissal is unclear; Wikipedia provides a specific date while The Guardian only mentions the event relative to a match.
Xabi Alonso did not get enough time at Real Madrid.
In other European coaching changes, Fortuna Duesseldorf fired coach Markus Anfang and hired Alexander Ende for the last five games of the season, according to multiple reports. Real Madrid fired Xabi Alonso on January 12 after about seven months as head coach, according to nine sources. According to Fotbolltransfers, former footballer Luís Figo described that Xabi Alonso did not get enough time at Real Madrid. Paris FC coach criticized Moses Simon for lack of efficiency and consistency, the coach said.
In baseball, the Boston Red Sox fired World Series-winning manager Alex Cora and five coaches after a 10-17 start to the season, according to three sources. The exact reasons for Cora's dismissal beyond the poor start have not been specified. According to Daily Mail - Sport, an anonymous former Red Sox player described the situation as akin to changing one's shirt after a mishap.